School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.29 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean is 1.29 GPI, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.29 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.14 GPI, in 1999.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.14 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.15 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.22 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.23 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.24 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.28 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.29 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.29 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.